Russian missile destroys nine-storey building in Avdiivka: people under the rubble

This was reported by the head of the Avdyivka city military administration, Vitaliy Barabash.

According to him, there are people under the rubble, two more people injured.

There are two people under the rubble, but there could be up to five people. Two people injured, one woman in serious condition," Barabash wrote on Telegram.

He noted that it is now almost impossible to hide from Russian missiles in Avdiivka and urged local residents to evacuate.

Neither the strong walls of houses nor the location of bomb shelters can save people anymore - there is no hiding from rockets and FABs in Avdiivka! All we have to do is evacuate! After all, you can bury yourself forever under heavy slabs and ruined buildings. Such a terrible death awaits everyone who is still in the city. It is dangerous everywhere," the MVA chief wrote.

We would like to add that more than 1,700 civilians still remain in Avdyivka, according to the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko.